tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post1157148432053727730..comments2024-03-29T00:30:47.101-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Morganelli Confirmation Set For May 21Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59055886562300672992014-05-08T13:50:03.370-04:002014-05-08T13:50:03.370-04:00I cover the planning commission and D'Huy Engi...I cover the planning commission and D'Huy Engineering, for whom Fasil works, has had several matters.He would be conflicted too often. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26725051613690310002014-05-08T13:15:20.804-04:002014-05-08T13:15:20.804-04:00Funny, in the almost 3.5 years since Fazil was rej...Funny, in the almost 3.5 years since Fazil was rejected, the Nitschsmann project is the first BASD project to go before the planning commission. Donchez should not have voted against Fazil. <br />Just like this Council should not vote against Dianna Morganelli. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75060926084079235102014-05-08T10:42:51.271-04:002014-05-08T10:42:51.271-04:00I stand corrected. Let me add that, though impecca...I stand corrected. Let me add that, though impeccably qualified, Fazil works for D'Huy Engineering, and would be conflicted in many matters that go before the Planning Comm'n. In fact, he was just before them, advocating his plans for Nitschman, and quite ably. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21927321430628956262014-05-08T10:36:16.401-04:002014-05-08T10:36:16.401-04:00http://lehighvalleyramblings.blogspot.com/2011/04/...http://lehighvalleyramblings.blogspot.com/2011/04/mountain-wont-come-to-mohammed.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36615232299196084102014-05-08T10:18:34.537-04:002014-05-08T10:18:34.537-04:00Probably never. Probably never. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44061053843783119772014-05-08T10:08:49.163-04:002014-05-08T10:08:49.163-04:00"Nobody has said that, but the mayor and any ..."Nobody has said that, but the mayor and any executive is entitled to great deference. It's called "advise and consent", not advise and deny."<br /><br />I wonder how many times Donchez voted against an appointment of one of the 3 mayors he served on council under. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42359785295008601232014-05-08T09:29:39.904-04:002014-05-08T09:29:39.904-04:00For about the 700th time, no. Geez. For about the 700th time, no. Geez. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27380019761351633132014-05-08T09:18:37.353-04:002014-05-08T09:18:37.353-04:00is it paid?is it paid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60566954449083921082014-05-08T09:14:48.614-04:002014-05-08T09:14:48.614-04:00That's easy. The only reason Diana wants to be...That's easy. The only reason Diana wants to be on the Parking Authority is because her friend, the Mayor, asked her. It's not complicated, except to conspiracy theorists and idiots. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18416428674301618982014-05-08T09:08:16.279-04:002014-05-08T09:08:16.279-04:00The real story you should be writing is why a &quo...The real story you should be writing is why a "magna cum laude" as you humorously entitle her and the wife of the DA wants to be a parking bureaucrat. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86812315357836614152014-05-07T23:05:59.488-04:002014-05-07T23:05:59.488-04:00Nobody has said that, but the mayor and any execut...Nobody has said that, but the mayor and any executive is entitled to great deference. It's called "advise and consent", not advise and deny. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39325905108788734702014-05-07T22:59:38.713-04:002014-05-07T22:59:38.713-04:00So he should be allowed to place all his close fri...So he should be allowed to place all his close friends on "unpaid volunteer" authorities and boards that make decisions on millions of dollars of tax payers money? This is crazy thinking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37474720896888355392014-05-07T21:59:22.646-04:002014-05-07T21:59:22.646-04:00It is Donchez, not Donches. It is an unpaid adviso...It is Donchez, not Donches. It is an unpaid advisory role, not the College of Cardinals. He is the Mayor, and unless there is some evidence that one of his appointees is unqualified, he is entitled to deference. This was unnecessary.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12216951514564465082014-05-07T21:46:12.740-04:002014-05-07T21:46:12.740-04:00I am a Republican in a City where everything we sa...I am a Republican in a City where everything we say doesn't matter but anyone who can't see the conflict of interest, cronyism, and RUBBER STAMP of Donches appointing his campaign manager and best friends wife is just totally blind in my eyes. What happened to the thought of hiring the best qualified person for the job? Did he even interview anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10429417435082449072014-05-07T20:51:17.691-04:002014-05-07T20:51:17.691-04:00Phillip: Actually the time is now! There are plent...Phillip: Actually the time is now! There are plenty of young conservatives out there. Everyday the obama administration is converting more and more. Funny how dems seem to think the have the young vote all locked up. Right here at home there is a new generation of young elected republicans...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5140177867249322212014-05-07T20:50:04.126-04:002014-05-07T20:50:04.126-04:00If you consider that a crony appointment, you were...If you consider that a crony appointment, you were certainly free to tell Council. They were free to vote him down. But you'd rather make an anonymous attack. <br /><br />Let me tell you about Ed Boscola. I know him quite well bc he was the Director of Public Works in Northampton County. He did his job very well, and is probably the finest Public Works Director I have seen. <br /><br />In the bond hearings, he was the only witness who really knew what he was talking about, and almost sunk my case. <br /><br />Unlike his wife, he is not a politician and is a bit distant when you approach him. But he listens, and if what you say makes sense, he follows your advice. Boscola completely re-designed the Recorder's office when a group of us told him it does not work. <br /><br />I am sick and tired of seeing people like Boscola condemned because of his wife. Judge him on his own merits. He deserves that job bc of who he is, not bc of who his wife is. And Bob Donchez was lucky to get him. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90472486204835692222014-05-07T20:33:37.487-04:002014-05-07T20:33:37.487-04:00Or like making Lisa Boscola's husband Director...Or like making Lisa Boscola's husband Director of Water and Sewer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65190995066887804982014-05-07T20:08:37.984-04:002014-05-07T20:08:37.984-04:00Yes, Phillip Tushman is an example of deceptive tr...Yes, Phillip Tushman is an example of deceptive trolling. If Waldron or Dolan wanted to say they opposed the wife of a close Donchez friend serving in an unpaid volunteer role, they could have said so. This is hardly cronyism bc there's nothing in it for Morganelli except grief. Cronyism would be the removal of a long-time compensated Solicitor and replacing him with one of your allies. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45886327076996192302014-05-07T19:54:58.519-04:002014-05-07T19:54:58.519-04:00http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=179139http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=179139Helping Handnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58565818945064596562014-05-07T19:41:39.263-04:002014-05-07T19:41:39.263-04:00The grand jury is a non-binding kabuki dance. Morg...The grand jury is a non-binding kabuki dance. Morganelli won't be prosecuting a Democrat. Why is this so difficult to understand? He's running for (fill in the blank). Dolan has nothing to worry about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34747036740658582862014-05-07T19:31:08.608-04:002014-05-07T19:31:08.608-04:00What old codgers like Bernie don't get is that...What old codgers like Bernie don't get is that the progressive movement led by people like Waldron, Geeting, and Dolan is taking a stand against the deeply embedded cronyism that has long stained city Government. Laugh and call us "urbanistas" but we are the future, and the time is now!Phillip Tuchmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6129770113043480172014-05-07T18:55:43.625-04:002014-05-07T18:55:43.625-04:00MezzacRaZY, I doubt any of those women like being ...MezzacRaZY, I doubt any of those women like being included in the same sentence with you.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44649533861557297152014-05-07T18:35:45.050-04:002014-05-07T18:35:45.050-04:00Mezzacappa, Dolan, Reuscher, Morganelli, all fine ...Mezzacappa, Dolan, Reuscher, Morganelli, all fine strong women that O'Hare has targeted on his hate blog for no reason other than an undercurrent rage so strong that it could power a Mack truck.MOLON LABEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54036634020123751732014-05-07T15:50:28.880-04:002014-05-07T15:50:28.880-04:00funny. I've sat on boards, and i've had a...funny. I've sat on boards, and i've had a hand in appointing people to boards. it's hard to find people who will sit on them.<br /><br />by the rationale of some folks here, only red book certified bond council could sit on the parking authority.<br /><br />the fact is, people are stretching for a reason to disqualify this woman.<br /><br />if these clowns had simply said, as some of the commenters have pointed out, "i'm uncomfortable with this appointment because the nominee is too close to the DA, who played a pivotal roll in the Mayor's campaign"-that would have been legitimate.<br /><br />instead, they acted like rookies, and made themselves look foolish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84339523429322274222014-05-07T14:05:05.216-04:002014-05-07T14:05:05.216-04:00Democrats purchase sexist offsets by virtue of the...Democrats purchase sexist offsets by virtue of their party affiliation. It's like the racist NBA owner who purchased enough racist offsets to be named NAACP man of the year. Bethlehem is a one party town and gets exactly what it elects. Morganelli won't prosecute a Democrat because he's running for (fill in the blank) and needs their support. He once prosecuted a Democrat about 12 years ago before he started aspiring to (fill in the blank) office. No story here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com